6.7% of Cape Town’s cars are two years old or newer. For Greater JHB the proportion is 9.6%, and for Pretoria it is 11.3%. (AMPS2007A)

This week’s theme: Cars in South Africa

Roughly one quarter of cars on South Africa’s roads are fitted with a vehicle recovery system. (AMPS2007A)

This week’s theme: Cars in South Africa

27% of adults, who have a vehicle in the household, have used a mini-bus taxi in the last 7 days. (AMPS2007B)

This week’s theme: Cars in South Africa

Of the South African adults who frequent petrol stations, Engen is the most popular in most provinces. However, in the Northern Cape and Limpopo, the most popular petrol stations are Caltex and BP respectively. (AMPS2007B)

This week’s theme: Cars in South Africa

1.3 million South Africans drive Toyotas, roughly equal to the sum of the next two most popular manufacturers, VW and Nissan. (AMPS2007A)

This week’s theme: Cars in South Africa

35% of households in Greater Johannesburg (Alex., JHB, Sandton, Randburg) have a DStv decoder. For Cape Town, the proportion is 13%. (AMPS2007B)

This week’s theme: Household assets

For households that purchased a new car over the period September 2005 to August 2006, the average purchase price was R144,000. (Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/2006)

This week’s theme: Household assets

78% of South African household own or have access to a radio. For books the proportion is 53%. (GHS 2006)

This week’s theme: Household assets

0.36 million households have a dial-up internet connection. 0.23 million have ADSL. (AMPS2007A B)

This week’s theme: Household assets

There are 11.1 million households in South Africa. 80% of them have at least one (working) TV. (AMPS2007B)

This week’s theme: Household assets